A two-RBI triple from senior third baseman Shane Basen
(Waxhaw, N.C. / Marvin Ridge HS) broke open a three-all tie in the seventh and
reliever Hunter May (Cornelius, N.C. / Pitt CC) earned his NCAA-Leading fourth
win out of the bullpen as Charlotte extended its home winning streak to nine
games with a 5-4 win over Wake Forest in non-conference baseball action at Robert
and Mariam Hayes Stadium Tuesday afternoon. Charlotte avenged last week's road
loss at Wake and improved to 9-2 on the season, 8-0 at home this season. The Demon
Deacons slipped to 9-5, with a 1-3 road record. The start of the game was
delayed an hour for morning rains that passed through the area.

Wake took the lead with an unearned run in the second
without the benefit of a hit. A two-out walk to right fielder Jack Carey got
the Demon Deacons started. Carey advanced to second on a failed pickoff
attempt. He later scored on a throwing error for the 1-0 lead.

The 49ers took their first lead of the game in the fourth
inning, with a pair of runs. Outfielder J.J. Elseser (Brunswick, Ga.) singled
up the middle to start the inning, followed by a double from Basen and an error
to score Elseser from first and tie the game. Basen advanced to third on the
error and scored on an attempted safety squeeze that turned into an infield RBI
single by sophomore second baseman Brad Elwood (Indian Trail, N.C. / Piedmont
HS) to give Charlotte the 2-1 edge.

The Deacons were able to tie the game with another unearned
run in the fifth. Catcher Brett Armour singled through the middle and got to
second after a throwing error, later scoring on a fielder's choice ground ball
for a 2-2 score.

Wake Forest regained the lead in the top of the sixth on a
solo homer from designated hitter Matt Conway. Conway, who had started the game
on the mound, hit for himself and was lifted after 4.1 innings. Neither of two runs
charged to him was earned. He gave up six hits and struck out three and
finished the game with two hits offensively, including the RBI and run scored resulting
from the homer. It was his first of the season.

Charlotte got that run back to re-tie the game in the sixth.
Outfielder Justin Seager (Kannapolis, N.C. / Northwest Cabarrus HS) hit a
one-out single through the middle and eventually scored on a wild pitch in the
frame.

Basen's triple came in the seventh with two outs, scoring Elseser
and Justin Roland (Salisbury, N.C. / East Rowan HS) to give Charlotte the 5-3
lead. Basen finished with the two hits, both for extra bases , to extend his
career-long hit streak to 20 games, dating back to last season.

The Deacs nearly tied the game in the eighth after a single
and a walk with two outs as Carey doubled down the left field line. Seager
relayed to Basen who threw the trail runner trying to score and preserve the
lead.

May pitched three innings for the win to tie him with three
other pitchers with four wins atop the NCAA statistics. He allowed a run on three
hits and a walk, with one strikeout.

The loss went to Wake Forest reliever Jack Fischer, who gave
up the two runs in the eighth. He gave up four hits, all in that eighth inning
and struck out a batter. He pitched 2.2 innings for Wake Forest on 33 pitches.

Charlotte starter Jason Harris (Austin, Tex. / Barton County
CC) was solid in his longest outing of the season. In 3.1 innings, he scattered
three hits and two walks, striking out four. Only one of the three runs charged
to him was earned on 93 pitches.

The 49ers are nearing the midway point of this current
13-game home stand. Charlotte entertains 2012 College World Series participant
Kent State for a three-game series beginning Friday at 4 p.m. Saturday's game
time is 3 p.m. to accommodate home men's basketball and the Sunday game will be
played at 1 p.m.

NOTES: Basen and Elwood have hits in all 11 Charlotte games
this season... Charlotte has 31 extra-base hits this season in 11 games, allowing
just 19 to this point of the season... Charlotte is outslugging opponents .411 to
.305 in 2013... May has appeared in eight of Charlotte's 11 games, and is tied
for the team lead with starting pitcher Tyler Barnette with 18.2 innings
pitched... He and Mississippi State's Ross Mitchell are the only two true
relievers with four wins in the country.... Seager's outfield assist in the
eighth was the first in his career and the fifth this season for Charlotte...
Charlotte entered the game 19th in the NCAA in doubles per game
(2.4)... Basen's triple was the 11th for his career, tying him with four
other players for fifth-most in school history... It came with two outs to drive in two more runs... Basen leads the team with eight two-out RBI... The nine home wins in a row is
the most since a 17-game home winning streak in the 2010 season... Charlotte has outscored opponents 64-31 in
the home win streak... Charlotte is 8-0 when scoring five runs in a game this
season... With two runs in the fourth and two in the seventh, Charlotte is
outscoring opponents 9-1 in the fourth innings and 15-5 in the seventh frame in
games this season... The Niners have not lost a lead in the eighth or ninth
inning this season.